Light Pollution from Town Obscuring Milky Way

Light Pollution and the Milky Way Galaxy

Light Pollution from Town Obscuring Milky Way

Every now and then, the northern lights make an appearance over Jackson Hole, Wyoming. On one such occasion, I was temporarily living in the town of Jackson instead my current home in Kelly, Wyoming, which discretely occupies a small southern corner of Grand Teton National Park. Realizing I hadn’t yet photographed the auroras from the nearby National Elk Refuge, I drove over shortly after dark to begin photographing them.… Keep reading...

Balsamroot Wildflowers on Snow King

Balsamroot Wildflowers on the Snow King Summit

Balsamroot Wildflowers on Snow King

The wildflower and bear activity may be beginning to wind down (with some rather absurd restrictions being enforced by the park service, but I won’t get in to that now), but I was able to capture a few wildflower scenes before they all retreated from the valley.

Last week I headed up to the summit of Snow King to get the last of the balsamroot before they began to die off, as well as on the other side of the mountain along the Josie’s Ridge trail.… Keep reading...